Table III.
Logistic Regression Models Predicting Whether Respondent Engaged in Unprotected Sex with a Particular Partner
| Each of the Five Variable Blocks Examined Separately |
Final Model | |
|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI), p-val | OR (95% CI), p-val | |
| Partner Characteristics | ||
| Older Partner |
|
|
| Partner has been told he is HIV+ | ||
| Partner has injected drugs | ||
| Partner has had sex with a man | ||
| Relationship Characteristics | ||
| Average frequency of sex in a typical month |
|
1.04 (.98, 1.10) |
| How long woman has known partner | 1.05 (.95, 1.17) | |
| Frequency of partner’s tangible support | 1.20 (.90, 1.61) | |
| Frequency of arguments with partner | 1.30 (.95, 1.77) | |
| Partner has been physically abusive (vs. no abuse) | 5.87 (1.81,18.92), p=.003 | |
| Partner has been psychologically abusive but not physically abusive (vs. no abuse) |
1.64 (.77, 3.50) | |
| Woman’s relationship commitment | 1.11 (1.01, 1.21), p=.03 | |
| Woman’s ability to refuse unwanted sex | .95 (.81, 1.11) | |
| Drug/Alcohol Use with Partner Prior/During Sex | ||
| Partner drank alcohol before/during sex with her |
|
|
| She drank before/during sex with her partner | ||
| Partner used drugs before/during sex with her | ||
| She used drugs before/during sex with her partner | ||
| HIV and Condom Attitudes | ||
| Positive attitudes towards condoms |
|
.20 (.10, .40), p<.001 |
| Higher HIV susceptibility | 1.62(1.21, 2.17), p=.001 | |
| Social Network Characteristics | ||
| Percentage of non-sex partner alters perceived as engaging in risky sex |
|
.99 (.97, 1.00) |
| Percentage of non-sex partner alters with whom she has discussed HIV/AIDS |
.97 (.96, .99), p=.006 | |
| Network density | 4.32 (.82, 22.61) | |
Note. All models control for women’s race/ethnicity, age, education, employment status, and whether pregnant or tried to become pregnant in past 6 months. Additional models were run to test for associations between type of recruitment site and the dependent variable and there were no significant changes to the findings.